The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-09-15

and TRADE could have destroyed the
Church, it would not have to-day disci-
pie left. .. 4.4a
The Baptists were hurled out of Boston
in olden times. Those who sympathized
with them were confined, and when a petit
ton was offered asking leniency in their
behalf, all the men who signed it were in
dicted. Has intolerance stopped the Bap-
fist Church? The last statistics in regard
to it showed about thirty thousand churches
and twenty-five hundred thousand COM
municants. Intolerance never put down
any thing.
In England law was made against the
Jew. England thrust back the Jew and
thrust down the Jew, and declared that no
Jew should hold official position. What
came of it? Were the Jews destroyed?
Was their religion overthrown? No.
Who became Prime Minister of En-
gland years ago? Who was next to
the throne? Who was higher than the
throne because he was counselor and adj
wiser? The descendant of Jew. What
were we celebrating in all our churches as
well as synagogue few years ago? The
one hundredth birthday anniversary of
Montefore, the great Jewish philanthro-
pist. Intolerance never yet put down any
| thing.
But now, my friends, having shown
you the origin Of bigotry or sectarianism,
and having shown you the damage it
does, want briefly to show you how we
are to war against this terrible evil, and
think we ought to begin our war by real
izing our own weakness and our imper-
fections. If we make so many mistakes in
| the common affairs of life, is it not possi-
| BILE that we make mistakes in regard to
our religious affairs? Shall we take man
| by the throat or by the collar because
he can not see religious truths just as we
| do? In the light of eternity it will b.
| found, think, there was something wrong
in all our creeds, and something right in
| all our creeds. But since we may make
mistakes in regard to things of the world,
do not let us be egotistic and so pulled up
as to have an idea that we can not make
any mistake in regard to religious theories
And then think we will do a great deal
| to overthrow sectarianism from our heart,
and the sectarianism from the world, by
chiefly charging upon those things in
which we agree rather than those on
which we differ.
Now, here is great gospel platform. A
man comes up on this side of the platform
and says: 81 don't believe in
baby sprinkling." Shall I shove him off:
Here is man coming up on this
side the platform, and he says:
81 don't believe in the perseverance
of the saints" Shall l shove him off!
No. 1 will say: 'Do you believe in the
Lord Jesus and your Saviour? Do you
trust in him for time and eternity?" He
says, Eyes" "Do you take Christ for time
and for eternity?" eyes" 1 say, "Come
on, brother; one in time and one in eter
nitp; brother now, brother forever
Blessed be God for Gospel platform SC
large that all who receive Christ may
stand on it'll
I think we may overthrow the severe
sectarianism and bigotry in our hearts
and in the church also, by realizing thai
all the denominations of Christians have
yielded noble institutions and noble men
There is nothing tt at so stirs my soul a.
this thought. One denomination yielded {
Robert Hall and an Adonram Judson
another yielded Latimer and Melville
another yielded John Wesley and tn,
blessed Summerfeld, while our owl
denominations yielded John Knox and tn,
Alexanders-m of whom the world wa
not worthy. Now, say if we are homes
and fair-minded men, when we come up il
the presence of such churches and such de
nominations, although they may be differ
emit from our own, we ought to admire them
and we ought to love and honor them
Churches which produce such men, ..ant
such large-hearted charity, and such mag
nificent martyrdom, ought to win our affec
tion-at any rate our respect. So come OF
} We 100000 Episcopalians in this country
and we 800, 900 Presbyterians, and we $500,
600 Baptists, and we 3,750,00 Methodists-
come on, shoulder to shoulder we will
} march for the worlds conquest; for al
nations are to be saved, and God demand
, that you and help do it. Forward, tn
whole line.
Moreover, we may also overthrow tn
} feeling of severe sectarianism by joinin,
other denominations in Christian work.
, like when the spring time comes and tn
: anniversary occasions begin and all demon
} nations come upon the same platform
That overthrows sectarianism. In tn
Young Mems Christian Association, in tn
Bible Society, in the Tract Society, in til
!; Foreign Missionary Society, shoulder t
shoulder all denominations. Perhaps
might more forcibly illustrate this trut
: by calling your attention to an inciden
) which took place fourteen or fifteen year
: ago. One Monday morning, at abou
, two O'Clock, while her nine hun
) dred passengers were sound aslee
in her berths dreaming of home
the steamer Atlantic crashed into Mars
5 Head. Five hundred souls in ten minute
landed in eternity Oh, what scene
, Agonized men and women running up an
. down the gangways and clutching for tn
. rigging, and the plunge of the helples
: steamer and the clapping of the hands Q
the merciless sea over the drowning an
the dead, threw two continents into terror
5 But see this brave quartermaster pushin
3 out with the lifeline until he gets to tn
t rock; and see these fishermen gatherin
l up the shipwrecked, and taking them int
D the cabins, and wrapping them in the far
3 nels snug and warm; and see that minis
f ter of the gospel, With three other mer
1 getting into a life-boat and pushing out fo
the wreck, pulling away across the surf
and pulling away until they saved on
t more man, and then getting back with hin
| to the shore. Can these men ever forge
: that night? And can they ever forge
l their comnanionSh shin in nari1 comna N; on